fatchance:Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), at Pioneer Park, Peoria, Arizona.I usua
fatchance:Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), at Pioneer Park, Peoria, Arizona.I usually find these birds to be secretive and skittish, but this night-heron seems fully adapted to his suburban home. He has learned that the people who fish the lake at Pioneer Park will feed him small fry catfish or trout, just for the pleasure of his company. No one seems to know exactly what he is. When I was taking this photo a woman asked if it was a penguin ― an understandable mistake given his erect posture and coloration, though the fact we are in Arizona should be a bit of a clue. Male night-herons display their distinctive long white head feathers during mating season. -- source link
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